R.CM.01.04 apply significant knowledge from grade-level science, social studies, and mathematics texts S.CN.01.02 explore and use language to communicate with a variety of audiences and for different purposes including making requests, solving problems, looking for solutions, constructing relationships, and expressing courtesies.
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PK-2.CI.1. use a variety of digital tools (e.g., word processors, drawing tools, simulations, presentation software, graphical organizers) to learn, create, and convey original ideas or illustrate concepts
Essential Questions:
Objectives:
Students will individually come up with 2 or 3 of their favorite highlights from the past year to share with their classmates and parents in an iMovie. Students will then use a short script "What is your name?" "What are your favorite memories from this year?" "What will you miss most about the 1st grade" collaborate and work as a team to create an end of the year video using both iMovie and you tube to broadcast what they have learned and adventures they have shared.
Tools and Resources:
Video camera, computer, I-movie software
Rationale:
This lesson will let children be themselves; they will get acquainted with both a video camera and a computer.
Sequence of Activities:
Anticipatory Questions/Activity:
What kinds of things did we do this year in school? What was your favorite thing that we did? You’re least favorite?
Body of Lesson Plan: Segment #1
During large group activity, get your students thinking by asking questions such as “what kind of movies do you like to watch?” “What is an actor/actress?” “Would you like to be an actor/actress someday?” Read the book Little Miss Star to the class
Segment #2
Home movies or in our case class movies are a wonderful way to save memories, in a portable format.
Memories~ in the primary sense of this word, is one of the activities of the human mind, much studied by cognitive psychology. It is the capacity to retain an impression of past experiences.
Feedback: Ask students to try and recall memories about the past year? Sample student responses “ we went on a field trip to see Ramona”
Segment #3
1.) During large group time discuss memories with the students.
2.) Students will be placed into small groups of 3 or 4 and decide who will be behind the camera, who will be asking the interview questions and who will be asked the questions first. ( make sure each student has a chance to be interviewed)
3.) Students will be given the interview questions before hand to decide for a few minutes what they are going to say. During this time they will be shown an iMovie sample
Segment #4
After discussing memories and I movie with the students, they will go into small groups of 3 or 4 students.
They will be required to interview each other using the questions, “What was your favorite thing about the 1st grade?” “What will you miss the most?” “Is there anyone special you want to thank or say goodbye to?”
Each student in the class will be taking turns interviewing and be the interviewed
Once everyone has gotten a turn to be on camera, the interviews will be downloaded onto iMovie and then YouTube for the classes enjoyment
This movie will be played at our end of the year celebration for the parents to see.
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Segment #1
Memories~ in the primary sense of this word, is one of the activities of the human mind, much studied by cognitive psychology. It is the capacity to retain an impression of past experiences.
Feedback: Ask students to try and recall memories about the past year? Sample student responses “ we went on a field trip to see Ramona”
2.) Students will be placed into small groups of 3 or 4 and decide who will be behind the camera, who will be asking the interview questions and who will be asked the questions first. ( make sure each student has a chance to be interviewed)
3.) Students will be given the interview questions before hand to decide for a few minutes what they are going to say. During this time they will be shown an iMovie sample